Pet Licensing
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The Responsible Pet Owners By-law requires that all cats, dogs and ferrets must be licensed and leashed when they are off their owner's property in the City of Oshawa. By licensing your pet, it increases the chance of being reunited with your dog should they ever become lost. The City offers lifetime and annual licences for pets that can be purchased online, by phone or in-person.
Licensing your pet provides the following benefits:
- One free ride home each year if your pet strays from your property and is retrieved by Animal Services
- Immediate contact if your pet is injured and is being transported to a veterinarian for care
- Contact if your pet is fatally injured while straying from home
- The ability for anyone who finds a stray pet to call Animal Services so the pet can be identified and reunited with you
- Funding for many comprehensive animal care programs and services provided for animals in the community by the City
Pet Licence Fees
The following fees apply to dogs, cats and ferrets.
Lifetime Licence Fees (must have microchip)
| Spayed or neutered | $40 |
| Unaltered | $60 |
Annual Licence Fees
| Spayed or neutered | $25 |
| Unaltered | $50 |
Special Needs Dogs
| All with proof of registration; | no fee |
Replacement Tags for all licence types are $5
Information required at time of purchase:
- date of most recent rabies vaccination and expiry date of the vaccination
- microchip number (for lifetime licence)
How to purchase your pet licence
| Online |
| Oshawa Licence Express
Payment by Visa, MasterCard and American Express |
| In Person |
Service Oshawa:
Licensing Services:
Animal Services:
Veterinary offices:(Please phone veterinary offices for hours and methods of payment accepted)
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| By Telephone |
Licensing Services:
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